Congratulations to H. R. R. Gorman! He is the Poet of the Week!
Let Me Tell You the Story of...
She
Lives at
One-oh-six,
Rides a ten-speed,
Listens to a mix
Of classic rock and soul.
Once you get past the bricks
Guarding her house and her ego,
You’ll see to whom my heart is transfixed
But God says I must admire from afar.
She
Joined no
Stupid cliques
Back in high school
Where girls had no dicks.
I’d swim the river Styx
And challenge Pluto for her,
But I can’t cross the crucifix
As He stares me down and tattle-tells
To my boss, to my mom, to politics.
This was written for Colleen Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday #136, a photoprompt. I don’t really know where this came from, but I just looked at that peaceful little housefront and tried to imagine who lived there. The bicycle drew my attention. With “women’s bikes’ relatively rare out there, I tried to cultivate this image of a person trying really hard to seem…
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Absolutely brilliant 💜
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Thanks, Willow. I hope to give him some extra exposure. ❤️
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Great idea Colleen 💜
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😍❤️
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Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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Congratulations, H.R.R.! Loved the double-Etheree! Very deserving win this week. 😀
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Excellent choice!
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Thanks. Wasn’t this an excellent poem? ❤️
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Yes, it was!
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